Re: 5 Dead in XPT accident

[taliesin@chariot.net.au (Taliesin Walker)]

If this section is dangerous,why hasn't the level crossings been
fitted with gates?

Tali

On Sat, 27 Jan 2001 07:52:54 GMT, hagiss@my-deja.com wrote:

>Brisbane radio 4KQ just reported five people killed when the Sydney -
>Melbourne Overnight XPT ran into a car on a level crossing near the
>Victorian border, around 4am today, Saturday 27th Jan 2001.
>
>No one on the XPT was injured.
>
>Countrylink spokeperson said it would look into the accident to find
>out why the vehicle was on the tracks at the level crossing.
>
>No mention of damage to the XPT.
>
>
>- Michael Pfeiffer
>
>
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